Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Host Ball State and Arch-Rival Toledo
October 23, 2008 | Volleyball
Oct. 23, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Falcons return home to Anderson Arena after wrapping up a five-match road trip to host a four-match home stand. The Falcons will begin the home stand by hosting Head Coach Denise Van De Walle's alma mater, Ball State on Friday (Oct. 24) at 7:00 p.m. The Falcons will then host arch-rival Toledo on Saturday (Oct. 25) at 3:00 p.m. The Falcons lead the Rockets 47-12 in their all-time series and are 24-2 against Toledo in Anderson Arena.
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FALCONS LIVE FROM ANDERSON ARENA
For all Falcon fans that can't make it to the live action court side at Anderson Arena the Falcons will be live via Gametrackers all weekend. Fans can follow the Falcons by visiting www. BGSUFalcons.com.
THIS WEEKEND'S MATCH-UPS
Falcons vs. Cardinals • (10/24 • 7:00 p.m.)
The Orange and Brown will start off their four-match home stand against Head Coach Denise Van De Walle's alma mater, Ball State ... the Cardinals are currently 9-14 overall and 4-4 in the MAC after sweeping their rival IPFW earlier this week ... the Falcons are on a four match winning streak against the Cardinals after defeating them last year on the road ... the last meeting between the two teams the Falcons soared past the Cardinals on the road with a sweep (36-34, 30-14, 30-24).
Falcons vs. Rockets • (10/25 • 3:00 p.m.)
The Falcons will host arch-rival Toledo in their second match of their home stand ... the Rockets are currently 10-11 overall and 2-6 in the MAC after going 1-1 last week ... the Rockets fell to Ohio (2-3) but then came back to defeat Kent State (3-1) ... the Falcons lead their all-time series 47-12 and are an impressive 24-2 against their rival Rockets in Anderson Arena ... the Falcons have won 11 of the last 16 matches against the Rockets and are on a three match winning streak after defeating them on their home court last season ... the last meeting between the rivals was last season in Toledo where the Falcons defeated the Rockets 3-1 (28-30, 30-19, 30-18, 3-0-17).
FALCONS SINK THE VIKINGS' SHIP, 3-2
The Falcons sunk the Cleveland State Vikings' ship (Oct. 21) with a 3-2 (25-16, 19-25, 16-25, 25-18, 15-8) victory as BG wrapped up their five-match road trip and non-conference schedule. The victory brought the Falcon netters to 16-7 overall and 5-3 in Mid-American Conference play, including a 7-1 record in five set matches this season.
NUMBER "2" THOUSAND & MAC EAST POW
The number two is magical for Bowling Green, Ohio native Chelsey Meek who was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Co-Player of the Week (Oct. 13). She not only wears number two on the court but multiplied it by a thousand to become the first Falcon in program history to ever record 2,000 career digs. Meek recorded her 2,000th dig in the Falcons, 3-1 win over Buffalo (Oct. 11).
Meek, currently ranked 22nd in nation for digs, led the Falcons to victories over MAC East Division opponents Akron (3-2) and Buffalo (3-1) totaling 49 digs on the weekend averaging an impressive 5.44 digs per set. She not only holds the BGSU career record with 2,069 digs but is also now fifth in the MAC all-time record books for career digs. She currently leads all active players in the nation in consecutive matches recording 10-plus digs as she extended her streak to 80 matches and tied the all-time record.
YOUR FRIENDLY FALCON WATCH IN THE MILESTONE RACE
Senior Kendra Halm, Junior Corey Domek and Sophomore Sam Fish are all on the Friendly Falcon Wach in the milestone race. Halm has already reached one milestone this season recording her 1,000th kill, however she is about to reach another. Halm currently has 412 career block assists, one shy of tying the BGSU career record (413) held by Lori Kemerer (1996-99) and Lisa Mika (1988-91). Domek currently has 971 career kills only 29 shy of becoming the 15th Falcon in program history to record 1,000 kills. Fish currently has 1,978 career assists only 22 shy of becoming the ninth player in BGSU history to record 2,000 assists.
FALCON BIG GUNS "FALCON-TOBER" FALCONS AGAINST THE MAC FISH REELS IN DOUBLE-DIGITS "MOHR" DOUBLE-DOUBLES MEEK CONTINUES TO DIG HER WAY TO THE TOP OF THE NATION "DOM" THE BOMB FALCONS KNOCK OFF EAST DIVISION RIVALS OHIO AND KENT STATE
The month of October has been a successful month for Head Coach Denise Van De Walle and the Falcons. The Falcons have posted a 147-106 record in month of October since 1983 with a .581 winning percentage. The Orange and Brown have opened the month of October with a victory for the last three years in a row. Last year the Falcons opened October with a sweep over IPFW which led to an 8-1 record for the month of October, the second straight year the Falcons have only lost one match in October. The Falcons opened October this season with a victory over the Bobcats, BG's first win in 12 matches against Ohio. The Falcons are now 6-1 in the month of October.
The Falcons own seven of 11 all-time series records against Mid-American Conference opponents. BG leads four of the five MAC East division opponents including Akron (25-11), Buffalo (16-1), Kent State (41-18) and Ohio (41-21). The only East division foe that leads the Falcons is Miami (23-36). In cross-over play the Falcons lead three of the six West opponents, including Central Michigan (24-19), Eastern Michigan (27-21) and Toledo (47-12). Ball State (14-34), Northern Illinois (8-20) and Western Michigan (16-31) all lead the Falcons.
Sam Fish has reeled in five double-doubles this season all of which have come during MAC play, including four consecutive matches of double-double performance (Oct. 3, 4, 10 & 11). Fish recorded her first double-double of the season in the Falcons' MAC opener against Miami (Sept. 25). She dished out 38 assists while also recording 11 digs. Fish has ran the offense in all 20 of the Falcons matches this season thus far recording double-digit assist performances in every match with a season high of 51 three times.
Meghan Mohr continues to double-up for the Falcons on offense and defense. Mohr has recorded six double-doubles on the season thus far. During the Best Western Invitational she recorded double-doubles in back-to-back matches. Mohr first posted 11kills and 11 digs against Binghamton in the 2008 season opener, followed by 17 kills and 13 digs against Rice recording her second consecutive double-double and fourth of the season.
Senior libero Chelsey Meek, continues to dig her way to the top of the nation, now the 30th ranked player in the nation in digs. Meek leads the Falcons and is second in the MAC with 424 digs, averaging 4.93 digs per set. Meek earned her third consecutive All-Tournament honors at the Best Western Invitational after leading the Falcon defense with 66 digs, averaging 6.60 digs per set. Meek has led the Falcon defense the entire season thus far posting double-digit dig performances in all 23 of the Falcons' matches, including 11 matches with 20-plus digs with a season high 28 twice. Meek also is said to have the longest streak of consecutive matches with 10-plus digs a match of all current active players, with a streak of 80 matches. Her 80 match streak of 10-plus digs a match tied the all-time leader.
Corey Domek blew up her form career high 22 kills against Miami in the Falcons' 2008 MAC opener against Miami (Sept. 25). Domek terminated a new career high 24 kills posting a .342 hitting percentage against the RedHawks.
The Falcons, now tied for second in the Mid-American East Division knocked off two East Division rivals Oct. 3 and Oct 4. The Falcons opened the BGSU Homecoming weekend and the month of October with a 3-2 (25-21, 16-25, 25-22, 13-25, 15-13), victory over the Ohio Bobcats (Oct. 3). The two-plus hour battle marked the Falcons first win over the Bobcats in the past 12 match-ups between the East Division opponents. The Falcons picked up their first win in MAC play and gave the Bobcats their first loss in MAC play. The Orange and Brown came back the very next night for another tough battle defeating Kent State, 3-2 (25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 22-25, 15-5), extending their winning streak against the Golden Flashes in Anderson Arena to five matches.
